Regional Head of Japan & Asia
Mark Du Ree (1961) has been appointed Regional Head of Japan & Asia and member of the Executive Committee as of 1 October 2009. He began his career when he joined Adecco Japan (formerly Adia) in 1985 as a sales representative. From 1987, he served as a branch manager, then as sales support manager before transferring to the USA in 1993 to work in strategic planning for the Adia Group. In 1996, he became Director of Strategic Planning and FP&A, including responsibility for coordination of Adecco's M&A activity. In 1999, he returned to Japan to manage the acquisition and integration of Career Staff into Adecco Japan. He has been the CEO/Country Manager of Adecco Japan since January 2002, and from July 2002 to December 2005 he concurrently served as Zone CEO/Asia Pacific.
In 2006, Mark was appointed as a Visiting Professor at Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University (APU), through which Adecco helps young people prepare to contribute to society. Mark holds a BA in International Relations and Asian Studies from Brigham Young University.Apart from his mother tongue, English, Mark is fluent in Japanese. He is married and has two children.